Cooler, rain and a great grilling recipe

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Good Morning Augusta

This morning we have a 70% chance of rain showers early becoming a steady rain for the afternoon. High 67ºF. Winds E at 5 to 10 mph. Rainfall around a quarter of an inch is possible.

Tonight we’ll have overcast skies with a stray shower or thunderstorm. Low will be 54ºF. Winds NNE at 5 to 10 mph.

The readings from my weather instruments are:

Humidity is 88%, the dew point is 57ºF and outside it’s  60ºF.

The wind direction is  Northeast between 1.8 MPH and 2.5 MPH, with a heat index of 60ºF.

The Relative pressure is 29.85, the Absolute pressure is 29.65 and falling with a weather graphic indicating rain.

The UV rating is 1 out of 16, Sunrise is 5:17 a.m. Sunset is 8:12 P.M. Moon rise is 6:40 a.m., Moon set is 9:06 p.m., and tonight we have a NEW MOON being 2% illuminated.

The RAW METAR readings from Augusta’s airport are:

METAR KAUG 241053Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 15/12 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP158 T01500117

Visibility is 10.0 Miles / 16.1 kilometers with clear skies for the time being, but it’s coming.

    We didn’t receive any rain here over the past 24 hours.

Space Weather for this morning is:

Today’s Solar flux is 70, the solar wind speed is 611 Kilometers per second and the chance of a solar storm is 1%.

Here’s one for those of you who insist on grilling something different.  Hey, let me know when you make this one, okay?

SUMMER CHICKEN KABOBS

4 servings/serving size:  3 oz chicken

¼ cup lime juice

2 tbsp olive oil

1 tbsp minced parsley

½ tsp dried thyme

1 garlic clove, minced

fresh ground pepper

2 whole boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cubed

1 small yellow squash, cut into 2-inch pieces

1 small zucchini, cut into 1-inch pieces

4 large cherry tomatoes

In a shallow dish, combine lime juice, oil, parsley, thyme, garlic, and pepper; mix well.  Add chicken, yellow squash, and zucchini, tossing to coat.  Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours.  Alternate chicken, squash, and zucchini onto each skewers.  Grill 4 inches from heat for 10 minutes, turning frequently.  Add cherry tomatoes to each skewer during the last 1 minute of cooking.   Remove from heat and serve.

Exchanges:  Vegetable 1  -   Lean meat  3   189 calories   -   Total fat 7 gm   -  Saturated fat 1 gm   -   calories from fat   59   -   cholesterol 72 mg   -  total carbohydrate  4 gm   -  dietary fiber 1 gm   -  sugars 2 gm   -   protein 27 gm  -  sodium 67 mg

 

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